Paul Eugene Yonkie
Technical Sergeant
76TH MIL ALFT SQDN, 437TH MIL ALFT WING, MAC United States Air Force Ridgway, Pennsylvania June 04, 1934 to September 01, 1968 (Incident Date July 26, 1968) PAUL E YONKIE is on the Wall at Panel W45, Line 23 |
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Husband of Marie,
Died 1 September 1968, REMEMBERED
Almost thirty years to the day after his death the Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, SC, dedicated a C-141 to Paul Yonkie. They call it "The Spirit of TSgt Paul E. Yonkie". His widow and daughters were in attendance.
From his wife, Marie Cook bmacookie@aol.com |
We remember Paul at each high school reunion.
From a classmate, |
Paul E. Yonkie is remembered at Scott Air Force Base. Our 'C' street was renamed 'Yonkie Drive' in honor of him.
TSgt Michael Byrd |
Notes from The Virtual WallThe two Air Force POWs mentioned by SMSgt Cook were Majors Fred N. Thompson and James F. Low. MAJ Thompson, an F-100 pilot, had been shot down and captured on 20 March 1968. MAJ Low was a F-86 ace in Korea, with 5 MiGs to his credit. An F-4D pilot in Vietnam, he and then-1LT Howard J. Hill were shot down by a MiG-21 on 16 December 1967. Both were captured. Thompson and Low were released in Hanoi on 2 August 1968 as a propaganda move. Hill survived captivity and was released with the other POWs on 14 March 1973. |
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